Tie.



L. K. MIHELAKOS.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 5- 19]].

Patented June 25. 1918.

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LEONIDAS K. MIHELAKOS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

TIE.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, LEONIDAS K. MII-IE-LAKOS, a citizen of Greece, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cookand State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Ties, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to wearing apparel and the invention has moreespecial reference to an improve tie and holder therefor.

The invention has for its principal object to provide a formed tiehaving a holder or attaching member detachably secured to the same in amanner to permit the ready removal of the same and the use of theattaching member upon other ties, as desired.

Another and equally important object of the invention is to provide atie of the character mentioned, the attaching member of which will serveto prevent undue shifting or displacement of the same when once arrangedon a collar.

Other objects will be in part obvious and in part pointed outhereinafter.

The improvements in the details and arrangement of parts will beapparent from an inspection of the accompanying drawings, in connectionwith the description of the same hereinafter contained, and wherein thepreferred embodiment of the invention is shown and described for thepurpose of facilitating a full understanding of the same.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a disassembled perspective showing theimproved tie and a fragment of the collar for use therewith,

Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the tie attached; portions of the collarbeing shown in section, and,

Fig. 3 is a vertical section through the tie.

Having more particular reference to the drawings, in connection withwhich like reference characters will designate corresponding parts inthe several views, 1 represents the formed tie, the same, obviouslybeing of the usual bow design. A transversely disposed intermediatepiece 2 formed of the same material as that from which the tie 1 isformed is secured at one end to the said tie and carries a wire loop orclip 3 upon the free end of the same, whichclip is adapt- Serial No.205,581.

ed to be engaged with the attaching means, hereinafter more fullydescribed. As will be readily understood, the transversely disposedpiece represents the usual interme diate portion commonly formed whentying ties of the bow design. I

The attaching means for the improved tie comprises a concaved strip 4preferably formed of spring metal slotted as at 4 and having a hookmember 5 arranged intermediate of the'ends of the same, the said hookmember, obviously, being secured to the spring plate by soldering orother means common in the art. It will be noted, in this connection,that the hook 5 is substantially square and as a consequence, permitsthe clip 3 to be snugly engaged over the same when the transverse piece2 is passed through the slot 4' of said strip 4. By so engaging the clip3 of the transversely disposed piece 2 with the hook 5, the attachingmeans of the tie will be positively secured to the same and further, thearrangement of the said transverse piece, as hereinbefore stated, issuch as to give a finished appearance to the tie.

The tie when arranged on a collar is prevented from V undue shifting ordisplacement, since, as will be understood, the book 5 is engaged overthe shank of the collar button while the sides of the said hook aresnugly received between the adjacent edges of the collar, which,preferably, are cutaway, as shown to advantage in Fig. 2. Hence, properpositioning of the tie during the wearing of the same will be insured atall time. It is to be understood that the 0pposite extremities of thecurved strip 4 are engaged over the opposite sides of the collar onwhich the improved tie is arranged, thus preventing lateral displacementof the tie with relation to the same, and the breaking or wrinkling ofthe sides of the collar.

Manifestly, the construction shown is capable of considerablemodification and such modification as is within the scope of my claims,I consider within the spirit of my invention.

I claim:-

1. A bow tie having an intermediate transverse piece secured at one endto the same, a fastener carried by the free end of said iece, andslotted attaching means remove 1y engaged with the transverse piece andadapted to .receive the fastening means tener.

2. A bow tie having an intermediate transversely disposedpiece securedat one end thereto, a clip secured to the free end of said piece, andslotted th'erethrough and adapted to receive said clip thereoven,

3. In combmation, a bow tie having an intermediatetransverse piecesecured at; one end thereto, a" slotted concave -str1p f receivmg 'saidtransverse :PIBCG vtherethrough, a p

clip carried on the free end of the trans- Copies of this patentmay'beobtained for five centsi' each,I-by

attaching means for removably receivlng the transverse plece versepiece, and a substantially square hooked portion engaged'with said stripand 7 "portion arranged thereon removably enegaged with the transversepiece and adapted to receive said fastening means over the squared hookportion.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signa- ,ture hereto.

'LEONIDAS K MIHELAKOS.

addressing"- .the Gommissioner of :Patents.

-Washington, D. G.

